Appendix D: Credits

Version 0

Can’t throw enough respect to Metamorphosis Alpha. EXP is a homebrew based on this RPG. Eventually I would like to populate this with which seeds lead to EXP.

Version 1

Homebrew 1980 by Hugh MacLeod

Notes: Typed on an olivetti underwood electric typewriter. Photocopied sections contained in D-Ring binders.
Special Thanks: The minds that changed the meaning of what a game meant, and how collective play could work. James Ward (Gamma World, and Metamorphosis Alpha); Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson (Dungeons and Dragons).

While Space Opera came along much later it demonstrated that an organized game with epic, comedic space shenanigans was possible.

Version 2

Diagram of EXP logo from 1983.

Commodore 64 and crafting.

Version 3.01

Diagram of EXP logo from 1990.

Before Corel Draw worked.

Version 4.01

Painting of human, robot and humanoid insect standing in front of DNA circuit board.

Front Cover 1993

All rights reserved. No copies may be made, in whole or in part, without the expressed written consent of the author. This includes digitizing onto super computers, or the ink quill copying made by small furry gremlins. The Game of Technological Chaos, EXP and the EXP logo are all trademarks of MERV Engineering, Inc.

Written and Designed: Hugh MacLeod
Editing: Efrosini Drimoussis, Nick Fleming, Afton Lewis, Jason Montgomery, Bruce Murray, Allen Sens, James MacLeod, Patrick Redding, Dave New
Rule Testers: Clint Hocking, Jason Montgomery, Bruce Murray, Allen Sens, James MacLeod
Play Testers: Clint Hocking, Jason Montgomery, Bruce Murray, Allen Sens, James Macleod, Ilmar Weemes, Stephen White, Afton Lewis, Derek Krezeski, Nick Lacoumantas, Randy Parris, Anyone that ever complained, Jason Gilley, Nick Langford, Nick Fleming, Nick Kwan, Mark Kwan, Greg Dunn, Jason Liebert, Dave Bulman, John Sirmul, Karl Innes, Joe Jeffries, plus a few more.
Art Direction: Mike Jackson
Illustrators: Mike Jackson, Patrick Redding, Andrew Brechan, Jim Nelson, Eric Hotz, Peggy Lynn McAasic, Duncan X, Mike Deane, Warren Oddsson
Desktop Publishing: Patrick Redding

Painting of a human in flight suit surrounded by alien bunnies.

Back cover 1993

Version 5.0

Copywrite 2010 Hugh MacLeod
Creative Commons License Share and share alike with attribution.

Head and shoulder painting of alien, human and robot.

Title header for 2010 WordPress site.

Web Development: Hugh MacLeod
Typing: Kimberly Jonasson
Play Testers: Colin, Liam, Jimmy, Benin, Ben, Nigel
Special Thanks: Tobias Bäthge (Tablepress), PDF to text (OnlineOCR)

Version 5.01

Copywrite 2018 Hugh MacLeod
Creative Commons License share and share alike with attribution.

Head and shoulder painting of alien, human and robot.

Title header for 2018 WordPress site.

Unexpected revision required by a database scramble. Many typos, errors, and grammar mangles fixed.

Web Repairs: Hugh MacLeod
Special Un-thanks: Google Cloud Products. Proprietary incomprehensibility. JIBC PCP Program. Bunch of hateful, cruel, racist, sexist destructive creeps.

Version 6.0

Copywrite 2020 Hugh MacLeod
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Head and shoulder painting of alien, human and robot.

Header for 2020 index page.

Static Site Migration: Hugh MacLeod
Special Thanks: Docs as Code. Asciidoctor. Antoradocs.
Rule Evolutions: Hugh MacLeod
Additional Artists: JE Shields, Hugh MacLeod, Studiostoks 2015
Play Testers: Eric Green, Sam Weisbrod, Leanne Zarour, Craig Addison, Jeff Templeton, Susan Carroll, Kathy Garneau, Stephan Smith

Version 6.1

Copywrite 2021 Hugh MacLeod
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Rule Evolution: Refactoring and intense grammar corrections
Automation: Preliminary pythonic automation available at Tools

Version 6.5

Copywrite 2023 Hugh MacLeod
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Rule Evolution: Refactoring of vocation gifts and skills. Many tiny irritating typographical corrections.
Rule Automation: Client side terminal based python tool for persona creation Tools